The open session of theIranian Parliament to review the qualifications of the proposed ministers of the 13th administration began with the presence of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi.
Chaired by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Saturday, the open session ofthe Iranian Parliament tostart the process of giving or denying votes of confidence to the ministers proposed by the Iranian President.
Earlier,the Deputy of Iran's Parliament SpeakerAbdolreza Mesri has made the announcement on last Sunday's open session, saying that the next open session of the Parliament would be at 7:45 a.m. local time on Saturday, August 21, and the review of the policy and general principles of the 13th government program and the competence of the proposed ministers would be on the agenda of the Parliament.
The proposed ministers have already attended meetings of specialized committees of the Parliament to offer and defend their plans.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi submittedthenames of new Cabinet members tothe Parliament on Wednesday.
Thelist of ministers is as follows:
Hamidreza Sajjadi for Ministry of Sport and Youth
Ahmad Vahidi forMinistry of Interior
Hossein Amir Abdollahian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Seyed Esmaeil Khatib forMinistry of Intelligence
Ali Akbar Mehrabian for Ministry of Energy
Ehsan Khandouzi forMinistry of Economic Affairs and Finance
Hossein Baghgoli forMinistry of Education
Eisa Zarepor forMinistry of Communication & Information Technology
Ezzatollah Zarghami forMinistry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts
Hojjat Abdolmaleki forMinistry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare
Mohammad Ali Zolfigol forMinistry of Science, Research and Technology
Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani for Ministry of defence
Javad Sadatinezhad for Ministry of Agriculture
Bahram Einollahi forMinistry of Health and Medical Education
Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili forMinistry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Seyed Reza Fatemi Amin forMinistry of Industry, Mine and Trade
Javad Oji for Ministry of Petroleum
Amir Hossein Rahimi forMinistry of Justice
Rostam Ghasemi forMinistry of Roads and Urban Development